Bayport: Dentist Patrick McGann named to city council

Patrick McGann, a dentist and a resident of Bayport, has been selected to fill the vacant seat on the Bayport City Council. The Bayport City Council voted 3-1 Monday, March 18, to have McGann fill the seat left open by the death of Mark Ostertag in December; council member Michele Hanson was the lone dissenter. (Courtesy of Patrick McGann)

Dentist Patrick McGann has been selected to fill the vacant seat on the Bayport City Council.

The council voted 3-1 Monday, March 18, to have McGann fill the seat left open by the death of Mark Ostertag in December; council member Michele Hanson cast the no vote.

His term will begin April 1 and will expire Dec. 31, 2014.

McGann, 43, moved to a house on Point Road on the St. Croix River in 2008. He grew up in Woodbury, went to St. Cloud State University and graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2002. His dental practice is in Lake Elmo.

McGann volunteers as a dentist at the Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul and serves on the group's dental advisory board. He also volunteers with Project Homeless Connect.

"I like getting involved in the community and having a say in how things develop," McGann said. "I want to work with citizens and make sure their government is serving them well."